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Newspaper

La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1950

Page

2

Salvation Army Red Shield aids Camp McCoy service

Salvation Army continues its Red Shield program aiding Camp McCoy servicemen from a Sparta snack shop and recreation room. Maj. Clare Edwards coordinates local appeals to women’s clubs for donations of cookies cakes and pastries while Maj. George Watt leads the Sparta unit. In last war La Crosse clubs supported this effort and now several contingents head to training camps. hundreds of servicemen and wives visit the center weekly.

Salvation Army Camp McCoy Salvation F USO Sparta Clare Edwards George Watt Sparta Salvation Army Red Shield la Crosse

Hood Sees GOP Grabbing State and U S Offices

Madison Wis The Republican party state chairmen Warne J Hood La Crosse said the GOP plans a clean sweep of all state and congressional offices in the November 7 election. He noted close races in the fourth district John Brophy against Clement Zablocki and the fifth district Charles Kersten against Andree Biemeiller. He predicted at least nine seats and said McCarthy will help the party multiple times. Hull campaigns for the entire GOP ticket marking party harmony. Democrats spend three times as much as Republicans.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Warne J. Hod la Crosse GOP John Brophy Clement Zablocki Ilwaukee Repubican Charles Kersten Andree Biemeiller Milwaukee U. S Joseph McCarthy Appleton Hood McCarthy

Local ads offer season end bargains at city shops

Local shoppers see season end sales at Lund's opposite the Cathedral and Oriental rug stock closing. Doerflinger's Dial offers bathroom beauty items. Roth's Fier-Mart at 1217 Weston lists deals.

Flewere Lund’s Apple Hillside Orcharts A. W. Musagilem Doerflinger’s Roth's Fier-Mart Weston

Local church and service schedule highlights

Seventh-day Adventist at Sixth and King lists Sabbath services including adults at 9:48, divine service at 12, missionary volunteers at 3, and Bible school. Assembly of God at 206 North Seventh Street with Harold Horton guest speaker and nightly services. Calvary and First Baptist details, plus Service Men Church hours and prayer times.

Seventh-day Adventist Church Sixth and King South Ave J. H. Meier Assembly OF God Assembly, of God North Seventh Street G. P. Brown First Baptist South Sixth Street W. H. Huxford Service Men Walter C. Rathke St. Paul Minn Priagary T. m Junior Luther League Ee St. Pauls Lutheran Church West Avenue Division Street Sanford D. Sorgen Luther League Trinity Lutheran Church Charles and Lill Street Lavern “A Henson

Local Church Listings and Births in La Crosse Area

Dense church notices list services for Catholic, Protestant, and Baptist congregations across La Crosse. Includes St Thomas More, Blessed Sacrament, St. Josephs Cathedral, Church of Christ, Church of God, Open Bible, various Lutheran and Evangelical parishes, plus Noram Novenas and confessions and a lengthy births section detailing multiple October newborns at St Anns and other locals.

Price Of Food Holds To Level Of Last Week

Retail prices show scattered changes from last weekend with top grade eggs rising two to six cents a dozen in many places while medium and smaller eggs hold. Some items including frying chickens coffee apples beans and cranberries ease. meat prices mostly flat. Wholesale prices see small advances offset by minor declines with coffee brands trimmed one to three cents a pound. Industry leaders note a general moderation in meat prices possible through next year amid output and demand trends.

Idaho Feenson Bona Pea Rotary Brannan Cincinnati National Association of Food Chains John Holmes Swift and Co Chicago Tride

Ordain Priest At City Church Next Sunday

A church ordination will take place next Sunday at City Church with Rev Albert Ww Tad to be ordained. The ceremony will include Holy Communion and vesting rites led by Rev De Set D. Wistar, rector, with Rev Alan McDaniel as master of ceremonies and Rev William A Cook as litanyist. Parish choir will perform, and a luncheon will follow for dignitaries and visiting clergy.

Christ Episcopal Church Albert Tad D. Wistar Alan McDaniel Ofarta William A Lite. Oy C. B. Burgess Christchurch St. Peter's Church

Czechs accuse West of using refugees as war springboard

Czechoslovakia charged Western powers on Friday with unofficially maintaining a refugee problem in Germany to push a new war. The dispute arose during a stormy session of the nation Red Cross league as Dr. Jos Skvaril accused the West of exaggerating refugee issues to justify revising the Potsdam agreement.

Ate Canso Czechoslovakia Germany Red Cross League Jos Skvaril

State Residents Own Nearly Million Cars

State and local officials report Wisconsin residents own 821,194 passenger cars and 209,089 trucks. The state records show a car for every 3.7 people and 1,758,013 driver's licenses issued. Schools rely on 1,475 buses costing over 1.45 million dollars to transport children. Tax take from gasoline levies reached 240 in the year, with automo tive excise taxes to the federal government totaling about 30.4 million. The Automotive Association board meets in Milwaukee as National Automobile Dealer week opens.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Wisconsin Automotive Rates Association Association Milwaukee National Automobile Dealer Week

Maj. C. Robert Hoyme Dies at 64 in Santa Monica

Major C Robert Hoyme a member of the 22 man party that opened King Tutankhamen tomb is dead at 64 in Santa Monica Calif He was Mack Trucks vice president and believed last survivor of the party that defied the tomb curse He was a native of Eau Claire Wisconsin and leaves widow Elizabeth

Santa Monica Calif Robert Hoyme Major Hoyme Maj. Hoyme Mack Truck

Norfolk boy tops show as best cook of the year

David Packer, a 14 year old schoolboy from Norfolk, was adjudged the best cook at a local show beating seven housewives in the pastry category with his meringue entry.

Norfolk England David Packer

Sunday School Lesson on Prayer and Self Effort

A Sunday school meditation teaches that prayer is mutual with God. Forgive us as we forgive others, and progress comes from seeking, asking, and personal effort before divine help. Paul’s letters to Philippians illustrate living righteously and supporting faith through action and community.

Paul Jesus Rome Europe Pailipol Paul i

Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed As Nov 25 By Truman

President Truman proclaimed Thanksgiving Day for 1941 falls on the fourth Thursday of November. He urged all Americans to pray for peace and give thanks to God for blessings. He asked citizens to observe the day in churches homes and daily life as forefathers did and to appeal for lasting world peace.

Paul Philippian Congregation Philippi Washington Truman Congress Sovatres

Criticizes Sale of Surplus Cheese in Congress Debate

Representative Hugh D. Scott Jr. criticizes the government sale of 50 million pounds of surplus cheese as a $7.5 million subsidy to Britain. He cites an Agriculture Department plan to move the stock, noting costs and current retail prices while questioning government pricing policies.

Washington Hugh D. Scott, Jr R-Pa Agriculture Department Smoun Itz Seine Scott

Church Women Observe World Community Day Event

On Friday November 3 at 2 30 p m the La Crosse Council of Church Women hosts a World Community Day service at St John s Evangelical and Reformed Church with pastor Batty Spence of Wisconsin leading the devotion A showing of the film South of the Clouds follows Ruth Armirani a missionary teacher will speak Those attending are urged to join the knitted gift project focusing on garments for older people and wool for knitting while children s garments are also welcome The project is described as a symbol of friendship

St. John the Baptist Church Avon St Philip T. Weller George Nelson Mother of Perpetual Help Holy Cross Church 13Th Ferry Streets Stanley Andrzejewski Henry Hoergurger Holy Trinity 18Th and Park Avenue Msgr V. J. Plecity Matthew Molinaro William EB. Nikolai Capel St. Patrick's Onalaska Joseph M. Bach Guineey LA Crosse A.m Wecood Claes Fice le Crome Wis Congress St. John’s Evangelical Ruth Armirani Iremend Frontenac

Youth Rally for Evangelical Churches at St Luke Zitzen Minn

One hundred twenty youths attended a Tri-State fellowship rally at St Luke's church in Zitzen Minnesota last Sunday led by Rev Henry Radloff. Miss Margie Blesen Brownsville directed worship and a slide program on How Our Church Grew was shown. Gene Hermaisz Browerville presided over the business session with Marvin Miller Browerville as secretary, LaVonne Harer elected treasurer Garnet Deters vice president.

Tri-State Evangelical and Reformed Churches St. Luke’s Church Zitzen Minn Henry Radloff Eitzan la Crosse Fellowship Ralph Kuether Ertzen Fellowship Gene Hermaisz Marvin Miller Browneville LaVonne Harer Garnet

Protests over Registration Tactics by Democrats

A Wisconsin dispute centers on Horace Wilkie the Democratic congressional candidate and William Gramling of the GOP. The debate cites alleged house to house voter registration efforts in Wauwatosa and nearby areas. State law requires unregistered voters to appear in person before the city clerk with a sworn affidavit.

Waaukesha Wis Horace Wilkie Congress Fapkaaba Wiliam E. Gramling Gramens Gao Hio Wau Keaha Stamiling Wilkie

Fear for safety of interned troops in Indochina

Officials warned that about 30,000 Chinese Nationalist troops held in Indochina by French forces face acute danger from a Vietminh sweep. In unrelated news, a river bather at Shrewsbury, England, lost his trousers after a cow chewed them.

Formosa Indochina Sie Wiser Econ Shrewsbury England

Also Mentioned on This Page

Red Shield McCoy Sparta Snack Shop T.av. Wuoir St. Thomas More Catholic Church 20Th Weston Streets Jos. M. Wagner Church of the Blessed Sacrament 24Th King Streets Francis E. Wallace Andrew Bosenkamp Our Lady of Fatima Christian Science First Church of Christ Scientist West Avvenne Kings Street Batavian Bank Church OF Christ Church of Christ Eighth Cass Russell Boatman M. B. Speaker Church OF God Church of God Weat Avenue John’ Kurtz Dial 4694 St Ann's Margaret Ann Robert J. Swing Mormon Cowee Road Lucille Clifford Charles John Clarence J. Childers Vine Street Mary Ann Stelpfing Ben Steven John Frank J. Bina, Jr North Seventh Street Charlotte Bradley George H. Micheels South Seventh Street Marion Halverson Joy Ron Cyril W_ Ott South Fourth Street Jane Stupka Debora Jean Kenneth R. Peterson Second Avenue Onslaska Arlene Sprester Louis J. Melby Margaret Bendessem Virginia Louise Glen B. Jelivette Charles Street Elizabeth Knutson Upland Keith Owen Alice Marie Marribon Chrismae Weal Madr Ng Seventh Street Baptist Church Seventh Fred R. Lemmert Hospital Egypt Calgary Baptist Church Catholic St. Joseph's Cathedral Peter Pape Edward J. Sobczyk John FP. Trant St. Wenceslaus Church Winnebago Rt Hey Ferdinand Cech Chester B. Moczarpy Aes St. Mary’s Church Cameron Avenue Robert B. Condon D. D J. Kelley Cosgrove Church of the Open Bible Liberty and Clinton Briggs Congregational First Congregational Church Main Streets Frederick W. Hyslop Washburn Bird Chapel Washburn School Oyen Episcopal Christ Episcopal Church Ninth Robert D. Winter Albert W. Hillestad Eau Claire St. Peter's Episcopal Church Logan and Avon Streets St. Peter's Christ Church Asbury Methodist Church Nineteenth Redfield Winslow Wilson Methodist Youth Fellowship Stoddard J. Pierce Newell Cass Street United Nations Wesley Foundation Calvin Pandler R. 2 Ona- Jeska Nazarene Church of the Nazarene West Avenue South Clifton B. Nixon Picenage Olivet Naarene College Kankakee Charles A. Gibson Pat Presbyterian Church A. A. Ghuton Rach School For Children Kingergarten Cargill Parish Cargill Lae North Presbyterian Church Avon Logan Streets H. R. Shirley Cargill Pa House Casa Theran South 11Th Street Harold F. Backer Eis Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Avon and T. Paul Sires Walter E. Guteke Pas Ee First Evangelical Lutheran Shareh Wereremus Poutk Atameron Fr R, Ter Orville L. Schlienner Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Ward Avenue Wiliam Lange French Island Presbyterian Church St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Market Street Ralph Vinestreet Genevieve Shafar God Edwards U. P. Legion Salvation Meeting Home League G. Shafar Latter Day Saints Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Liberty and Sill Living Christ Church of the Living Christ Earl J. Rick Our Redeemer Lutheran Carl Groettum Denton Christ Our Savior’s Church St. Paul’s Church Esas Our Savior's Lutheran Church Vatreets George Ulvilden Mount Calvary Evangelical City Church Ada Trinity Lutheran James Johnson Harry Kurtze Minneapolis King Tut Tan Epaphroditus The Philippians Per Democrats
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